SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS OF SPIROPLASMA-PHOENICEUM AND SPIROPLASMA-KUNKELII SPIRALIN GENES AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER SPIRALIN GENES

Authors
FOISSAC X BOVE JM SAILLARD C
Citation
X. Foissac et al., SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS OF SPIROPLASMA-PHOENICEUM AND SPIROPLASMA-KUNKELII SPIRALIN GENES AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER SPIRALIN GENES, Current microbiology, 35(4), 1997, pp. 240-243
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Current microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03438651
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
240 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0343-8651(1997)35:4<240:SOSASS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The spiralin genes from two phytopathogenic spiroplasmas, Spiroplasma phoeniceum and Spiroplasma kunkelii, were amplified by PCR, cloned, an d sequenced. Comparison of the amino acid sequences of the live spiral ins analyzed to date confirm that the spiralins have a general amphiph ilic character and possess a conserved lipoprotein signal peptide. It also shows that a conserved central region and an amino acid repetitio n, including a VTKXE consensus sequence, are present in all spiralins analyzed.